French writer Tristane Banon accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape

French journalist Tristane Banon and Dominique Strauss Kahn

Tristane Banon's lawyer David Koubbi said the lawsuit will be filed in Paris on Tuesday.

He said the complaint will relate to an incident that took place when Banon went to interview Strauss-Kahn in an apartment in Paris.

Banon was 22 at the time. She has already publicly discussed the incident, saying Strauss-Kahn acted like a "chimpanzee on heat".

Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York in May on charges that he tried to sexually assault a hotel maid. Strauss-Kahn, who denied wrongdoing, was released without bail last week after questions emerged about the maid's credibility.

Koubbi had said in the past that they would not file a lawsuit until the American trial was finished. He said on Monday that they had decided to move forward now instead of waiting.

taken from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/dominique-strauss-kahn/8615916/French-writer-Tristane-Banon-accuses-Dominique-Strauss-Kahn-of-attempted-rape.html